P38A Flat-bedded home again.

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Originally Posted by one_iota

Should have kept the County.... Ron

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Ssshhh!! :)

Ron

I've pulled the pump. The bearings had collapsed and the pump impeller had come adrift from the end of the shaft.

Fortunately, not a mark on the radiator. I'm awaiting a pump

Ron

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Originally Posted by George130

Had it in the leyland P76 once. Big bang and then steam and red light on the dash. Fan shattered and went through the radiator, top hose but coiuldn't get through the bonnet.

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Ditto, on one of my P's, though damage was minimal. Ah the memories.....

Frustating things at times arent they - Good Luck with it Ron

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Originally Posted by p38arover

I've pulled the pump. The bearings had collapsed and the pump impeller had come adrift from the end of the shaft.

Fortunately, not a mark on the radiator. I'm awaiting a pump

Ron

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How much are they worth? Matt

About $300 - I think. It has arrived at KLR but I have to head off to work. I'll fit it tomorrow.

Ron

Should be under or around $200.

I had the exact same problem about 6 months back, except at the time I was on cruise control at 110 km/h along the Bruce Highway in the dark late one night.

Absolutely no prior warning of impending failure. It happened in seconds. First a smell of burning rubber as the drive belt continued moving past the jammed pulley. Then the temperature gauge shot from normal to red in seconds. I thought the engine had caught fire due to the smoke cloud behind me in the following headlights. Thankfully after an emergency stop on the hard shoulder it turned out to be mostly steam and no harm was done.

I found it was possible to remove the fan from the pulley without removing the radiator, just a little more awkward. About 30 minutes all together. You probably already know to make sure the pump bolts go back in their original positions.

You were lucky not to lose the radiator!

I don't really know the price. I'm basing that guess on the price I paid 4 years ago for this one that failed. I'll know tomorrow. A lot of spare parts prices have fallen over the past couple of years.

I got the assembly out without removing the radiator. I unclipped the shround, unbolted the pump, and lifted the pump, fan assembly and shroud out at the same time. The fact that the impeller had come adrift meant the fan pulley moved far enough forward to be able to remove the long bolts.

As I removed the bolts, I dropped then into the corresponding holes in another old pump I had (my emergency pump).

Ron